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A new genus of the subfamily Balaustiinae (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) from Saudi Arabia
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A new genus of the subfamily Balaustiinae (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae) from Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Kamran and Fahad J. Alatawi
Systematic and Applied Acarology, Vol.21(1), pp.79-84
15/01/2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.21.1.6

Abstract

Acacia Al-Madinah larva Madinahustium gen. nov
Madinahustium acaciaum gen. nov., sp. nov. (Acari: Erythraeidae: Balaustiinae) is described and illustrated from larvae, collected from Acacia sp. (Fabaceae) from Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia. It is the second species of the subfamily Balaustiinae Grandjean after Balaustium yousifi Kamran and Alatawi from the country. A key to the larval genera of the subfamily Balaustinae Grandjean is provided.

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